The Picture Season In London

von Henry James

48 Seiten, Taschenbuch

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The Picture Season in London by James Henry is a novel that explores the lives of the aristocracy in 19th century London. The story revolves around the main character, Christopher Newman, an American businessman who travels to Europe in search of culture and refinement. He becomes enamored with the beautiful and intelligent Claire de Cintre, a member of the aristocratic class, and sets out to win her heart.As the story progresses, Newman encounters various obstacles in his pursuit of Claire, including her disapproving family and the social conventions of the time. He also becomes embroiled in the London art scene, attending exhibitions and meeting influential artists and critics.Throughout the novel, James Henry provides a vivid portrayal of London society, with its complex social hierarchy, rigid rules of conduct, and obsession with appearances. He also explores themes of love, ambition, and the clash of cultures between America and Europe.Overall, The Picture Season in London is a richly detailed and engaging novel that offers a fascinating glimpse into the world of the Victorian aristocracy.These exhibitions give a great impression of the standing art-wealth of Great Britain, and of the fact that, whether or no the English people have painted, the rest of the world has painted for them. They have needed pictures; it is ungracious to look too narrowly at the grounds of the need. Formerly it was supplied almost exclusively by the lordly operation of purchase; now it is gratified by the simpler process of paying a shilling to an extremely civil person in a front shop and passing into certain maroon-draped penetralia, where the London daylight is most artfully economized, and where a still more civil person supplies you with a neat literary explanation of the pictures, majestically printed on cardboard, and almost as clever as an article in a magazine.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Themen: Belletristik Allgemein, nicht nach Genre
• ISBN: 9781419177415
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 17.06.2004
• Größe: 235 x 191 mm
• Verlag: Kessinger Publishing, LLC